Highway Maintenance Officer

Opus People Solutions Limited; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Job summary

Opus People Solutions Limited is seeking three Highway Maintenance Officers for Cambridgeshire County Council. The role is 37 hours/week with a hybrid working pattern, requiring depot/site attendance at least 4 days weekly.

The job includes inspecting roads, coordinating repairs, and engaging with communities to ensure safe, compliant highways. Ideal candidates have highway maintenance experience, a Highway Safety Inspector qualification, a full UK driving licence, and proficiency with digital

Qualifications

• Experience in Highways & Transport roles with knowledge of safety inspection practices.
• Ability to coordinate reactive and planned maintenance, with contractor oversight.
• Proven stakeholder engagement with local communities and elected members.
• Capable of autonomous decision-making in fast-paced environments.
• Committed to delivering customer-focused highway services.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine highway safety inspections across roads and rights of way.
• Investigate defects, drainage issues and maintenance concerns.
• Respond to incidents including flooding and collisions and coordinate responses.
• Order, coordinate and monitor maintenance works through contractors.
• Plan reactive, preventative and cyclical maintenance programmes.
• Engage with communities and stakeholders and document enquiries.
• Record inspections and actions using digital management systems.
• Ensure compliance with highway legislation and standards.

Skills

Highways & Transport experience

Reactive maintenance coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Autonomous working

Customer-focused service

Education

Highway Safety Inspector qualification

Tools

Digital management systems

Job description

Opus People Solutions are hiring for x3 Highway Maintenance Officers within our Local Authority client, Cambridgeshire County Council. The role is 37 hours per week, offering flexible working between 07:00 and 19:00, with an operational hybrid working arrangement requiring attendance at a Cambridgeshire depot and site locations a minimum of 4 days per week. The position offers £250 per day Umbrella and is expected to run until March 2027.

Please see a high-level overview of what the position involves below:

• Carrying out routine highway safety inspections across roads, footways, cycleways and public rights of way.
• Investigating reported defects, drainage issues and highway maintenance concerns.
• Responding to highway incidents including flooding, traffic collisions, oil spills and other emergency situations.
• Ordering, coordinating and monitoring highway maintenance works through contractors.
• Planning and prioritising reactive, preventative and cyclical maintenance programmes.
• Engaging with local communities, Parish and Town Councils, elected members and other key stakeholders.
• Recording inspections, defects and customer enquiries through digital management systems.
• Ensuring the highway network is maintained safely and in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and standards.

The ideal candidate will have experience with:

• Experience working within Highways & Transport in a similar role
• Reactive highway maintenance activities and coordinating emergency responses
• Highway inspections, defect identification and maintenance management
• Managing customer reports and enquiries through digital systems
• Working with elected members and managing stakeholder relationships proactively
• Highway legislation, maintenance standards and inspection procedures
• Working autonomously and making operational decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Community engagement and customer-focused service delivery
• Holding a current Highway Safety Inspector qualification with an in-date certificate
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for site visits
• Previous experience within Local Government

All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references.